The E-Waste Database
This prototype of our e-learning platform will be phased out on 1 September 2025 and is no longer being updated.
Welcome to our database! Let's navigate the jargon together, before you look around and explore each of our modules.
Why is energy self-sufficiency important? How can we achieve this?
What resources will we need for the upcoming energy transition? How can we ensure stable supply chains?
What is biodiversity? What role does it play in protecting the climate?
E-waste results from discarded electrical and electronic equipment. How can we tackle the fastest-growing waste stream?
What is happening in the e-waste, critical minerals, and metals recycling sectors?
What is FastTech and why is it problematic? What role does planned obsolescence play in FastTech?
Where can circularity be found in nature? What can we learn from this?
What laws and policies on renewables are in place globally?
What role does (and can) AI play in e-waste management? What environmental impact does the use of AI have?
What issues and opportunities arise throughout supply chains?
What is a "social license to operate"? What must mining, energy, and electronics companies consider in this regard?
What can you do to support the energy transition and the create of a more sustainable future?
What role can global governance play in tackling e-waste and sourcing raw materials for the energy transition?
What role do taxes and subsidies play in the energy transition? How could tax justice advance the energy transition?
How can you best stay informed on e-waste, transition minerals, and critical raw materials?
Why do we need an energy transition? What benefits does this have for people and the planet today and tomorrow?
Do we have the necessary infrastructure for the energy transition?
What do the geopolitics around critical raw materials look like?
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How much e-waste is shipped from high governance to low governance regions? What are the impacts of this?
What are the environmental impacts of mining critical materials, waste shipments, and (informally) recycling e-waste?
What is sustainable or circular design?
What is the circular economy? Could sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling be the answer?
What is happening in the battery and EV sectors? What are the recent industry developments?
What role can robotics play in waste management?
What could a just transition look like in the context of critical raw material sourcing, mining, and recycling?
What could social innovation look like in the context of e-waste, transition minerals, and critical raw materials?
What could corporate responsibility look like in the mining, electronics, and energy sectors?
Does it make sense to regulate the mining, electronics, and energy sector? What are the pros and cons of (de)regulation?
What court cases have there been on the greenwashing of raw materials and the social washing of conflict minerals?